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1. AIDS is a ___ (incapacitating) disease. Answer debilitating
2. A ___ (faulty) heart valve can lead to health problems. Answer defective
3. Although everyone said Faisal was wrong, he ___ (supported) his answer to the question. Answer defended
4. He suffered from a ___ (lack) of vitamin A. Answer deficiency
5. There was a ___ (clear) change in the liquid after the catalyst was added. Answer definite
6. Huntington’s disease is a ___ (deteriorating) disease. Answer degenerative
7. He suffered from ___ (gloom) because of the death of his child. Answer depression
8. The cell had become ___ (abnormal in appearance) and no longer resembled the parent cell. Answer deranged
9. The main ingredient in the painkiller is ___ (comes) from a common plant. Answer derived
10. Researchers have not ___ (discovered) autism’s cause. Answer detected
11. The bad news ___ (crushed) his mother. Answer devastated
12. What are the ___ (measurements) of the new building? Answer dimensions
13. Scientists have ___ (determined) that a mutant gene causes the disease. Answer discovered
14. Most new cells failed to develop; however, new cells in the hippocampus did mature. This ___ (difference) may be because they are needed there. Answer disparity
15. Drinking a lot of water ___ (dissolves) the toxin. Answer dissipates
16. Sugar ___ (makes something solid become part of a liquid by putting it in the liquid) in water. Answer dissolves
17. The chemical ___ (changed so that it appeared unnatural) the natural shape of the object. Answer distorted
18. The map shows the ___ (location) of AIDS cases throughout the world. Answer distribution
19. They ___ (split) the work among themselves. Answer divided
20. The heat made me ___ (lightheaded). Answer dizzy
21. The object was shaped like a ___ (a shape like a ball cut in half). Answer dome
22. I hope there will be a kidney ___ (giver). Answer donor
23. The technician placed a ___ (globule) of blood on the glass slide. Answer droplet
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